---
type: "Bill"
title: "Repeal state energy policy"
description: "Repeal state energy policy"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 170"
citation: "Montana HB 170 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Energy"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Steve Gunderson"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 47
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-12-03T20:30:38+00:00"
last_action: "2023-03-16T23:36:08+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/eef9fbaf-bd85-437e-a463-f39fdff808ec"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC2384"
source_hash: "51763aa4aaa5c677f557edc699bb95a318f05340dbcec6c82115a4d9c0d80ddc"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-mt"]
---

# Montana HB 170 (2023) — Repeal state energy policy

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **HB0170_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4214)
2. **HB0170_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4215)

## Votes

- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **8–4** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **67–32** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **33–17** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **34–16** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **67–32** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **9–4** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Steve Gunderson — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-03-16T23:36:08+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-03-16T22:18:46+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-16T16:55:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-16T16:45:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-03-16T16:35:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-03-16T16:09:00+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-03-16T16:08:22+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-03-16T15:42:48+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-03-16T15:40:31+00:00** (S) Returned to House
- **2023-03-15T20:52:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-15T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-14T19:43:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-14T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-16T20:35:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-02-14T22:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-01-31T22:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-01-24T20:40:02+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-24T20:05:21+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-24T19:11:46+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-01-23T21:44:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-01-23T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-01-20T21:04:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-01-20T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-01-17T20:10:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-16T17:17:47+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-11T22:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-01-09T22:40:48+00:00** (H) Hearing Canceled
- **2023-01-09T22:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-01-05T20:33:24+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-05T15:55:34+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-04T17:56:00+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-04T17:55:20+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-01-03T17:25:49+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-01-02T21:00:24+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-02T18:15:50+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-01-02T18:15:43+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2022-12-31T16:43:33+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2022-12-30T20:00:33+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2022-12-30T01:21:36+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2022-12-30T01:21:35+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2022-12-29T22:07:36+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2022-12-29T21:35:44+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2022-12-29T21:31:45+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2022-12-29T19:42:25+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-12-29T19:25:31+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-12-20T19:07:04+00:00** (C) Draft On Hold
- **2022-12-03T20:30:38+00:00** (C) Draft Request Received `receipt`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/eef9fbaf-bd85-437e-a463-f39fdff808ec`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).